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Watch NowA Matter of Life and Death (1946)
01/11/1946 (GB)
Romance, Fantasy, Drama, War
1h 44m
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Neither Heaven nor Earth could keep them apart!
Overview
When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But the officials in the other world realise their mistake and dispatch an angel to collect him.
- Emeric PressburgerDirector, Screenplay
- Michael PowellDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Keywords
- court case
- england
- angel
- world war ii
- heaven
- bicycle
- lighthearted
- witty
- whimsical
- adoring
- cheerful
Top Billed Cast
David Niven
Peter Carter
Kim Hunter
June
Roger Livesey
Doctor Reeves
Marius Goring
Conductor 71
Robert Coote
Bob Trubshawe
Kathleen Byron
An Angel
Richard Attenborough
An English Pilot
Bonar Colleano
An American Pilot
Joan Maude
Chief Recorder
Robert Atkins
The Vicar
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